Polowanie na czarownice z syndromem oblężonej twierdzy. Krytyczna analiza dyskursu medialnego i akademickiego o charakterze postfeministyczno-transfobicznym w Polsce
The hunting of witches with siege mentality. A Critical analysis of postfeminist and transphobic media and academic discourses in Poland

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, postfeminist-transphobic narratives began gradually developing in Poland. Some of the women commonly known in many countries as TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) have privileged access to public discourse. This article presents results of a critical discourse analysis of academic papers and journalistic texts containing transphobic narratives, authored by self-declared feminists from Poland, published between 2020 and 2025. Research results provide an overview of ideological discourse structures. The most important ones include allusions, the term cancel culture, repetitions, generalizing structures, misgendering, apparent denial structures and linguistic devices specific to academic and journalistic style. These devices allow authors to create a negative image of trans people as the outgroup and cultivate positive self-representation. The article provides insight into methods of popularization of the postfeminist-transphobic discourse in Poland and outlines possible counter-discourse strategies.

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